Health professionals, the Paris agreement, and the fierce urgency of now

A stable climate is the most fundamental determinant of human health. Therefore, the goal of the Paris Agreement—limiting global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius—is arguably humanity's most important public health goal. To accomplish this goal, nearly all nations must greatly increase...

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Published in:The journal of climate change and health 2021-03, Vol.1, p.100002, Article 100002
Main Authors: Maibach, Edward, Miller, Jeni, Armstrong, Fiona, El Omrani, Omnia, Zhang, Ying, Philpott, Nicky, Atkinson, Sue, Rudoph, Linda, Karliner, Josh, Wang, Jennifer, Pétrin-Desrosiers, Claudel, Stauffer, Anne, Jensen, Génon K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Climate change
Global health
Human health
Paris Agreement
Planetary health
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Summary:A stable climate is the most fundamental determinant of human health. Therefore, the goal of the Paris Agreement—limiting global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius—is arguably humanity's most important public health goal. To accomplish this goal, nearly all nations must greatly increase the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions at the upcoming United Nations COP26 meeting in 2021. We argue that health professionals and health organizations can and must join the growing global community of science-based advocates working to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement. Doing so can be our greatest contribution to the health and wellbeing of all people, especially the world's most vulnerable, marginalized and disempowered people who tend to be harmed first and worst.
ISSN:2667-2782
2667-2782
DOI:10.1016/j.joclim.2020.100002